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An interesting young adult sci-fi fairy tale based loosely on the story of Cinderella. Meyer's foreshadowing could use more subtlety but, it was over all an enjoyable read. I thought the cyborg prejudice and legal discrimination a little difficult to believe. Why would having significant prosthetic relegate people to the status of property? (view spoiler)
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Imagine the Cinderella story re-told as a dystopia, with Cinderella as a part-android mechanic, and you have the surprisingly wonderful premise of this young adult novel. Cinder meets Prince Kai in the market where she has a shop. She is trying to make a good impression, but has to hide the fact that she is missing an essential body part--her foot. Cinder does not know where she comes from, except for the fact that her guardian's wife and two step-sisters are her only "family." But Cinder's iden
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Actual rating: 3.5 stars
Cinder is the type of book that makes me want to cry tears of joy. Sometimes a great book idea gets put into the wrong hands and the whole thing just crashes and burns, but that wasn’t the case with Cinder at all! Cinder far surpassed my expectations and is a book that I am eager to fanatically shove into all of your faces.
Being a cyborg isn’t easy for Cinder. Although she’s respected as a mechanic, a lot of people look down on her for what she is. Cinder was a great character because even thoug ...more
Being a cyborg isn’t easy for Cinder. Although she’s respected as a mechanic, a lot of people look down on her for what she is. Cinder was a great character because even thoug ...more
Really cool Cinderella-tinged sci fi story. In this case, "Cinderella" is Cinder, a mechanic who repairs androids and happens to be a cyborg (she was given artificial limbs as a child as a result of an accident). She falls in love with Prince Kai, ruler of New Beijing, though she hides her true nature from him just like Cinderella did with her Prince Charming. There is a plague that afflicts thousands, and Cinder's nice stepsister Peony contracts it, and Cinder is carted off by authorities for e
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3 1/2 stars I guess. The beginning kind of dragged for me and it seemed to take the main characters awhile to meet up. Story moved along better towards the middle and end, but the twist was pretty obvious.
A wonderful futuristic retelling of Cinderella. The dynamics with humans, cyborgs, androids and lunars (people living on the moon) was intriguing and I hope Meyer continues to explore these relationships. I wish the plot twist had been a bit less obvious, when the character figures it out, I was thinking "duh!!!" I will be purchasing for my high school library.
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Feb 03, 2012
Mokamonkey
marked it as to-read
Apr 24, 2012
Emily Briano
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
young-adult-fiction,
fairy-tale-inspired
